"Sports Night" Shoe Money Tonight (1998)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Dennie Gordon

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator)
Aaron Sorkin (written by)

TV Series:

"Sports Night" (1998)

Original Air Date:

8 December 1998 (Season 1, Episode 10)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

Plot:

Dan and Casey are Atlantic City-bound after the broadcast, Natalie and Jeremy have a fight, and Isaac discovers he's shrinking. |

Plot Keywords:

Poker | Canned Laughter | Workplace | Office | Sitcom

Cast

Josh Charles	...	Dan Rydell
Peter Krause	...	Casey McCall
Felicity Huffman	...	Dana Whitaker
Joshua Malina	...	Jeremy Goodwin
Sabrina Lloyd	...	Natalie Hurley
Robert Guillaume	...	Isaac Jaffe
Brenda Strong	...	Sally Sasser
Kayla Blake	...	Kim
Greg Baker	...	Elliott
Timothy Davis-Reed	...	Chris
Ron Ostrow	...	Will
Jeff Mooring	...	Dave

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: When Dan and Jeremy leave the poker game and walk to Dan's office, microphone is visible in top of frame

Quotes:

Dan Rydell: [Dan is "in the zone."] You know what they say?
Casey McCall: About what?
Dan Rydell: About money won.
Casey McCall: [with gusto] *What* do they say?
Dan Rydell: I don't know; I'm asking.
Casey McCall: They say it's twice as sweet as money earned.
Dan Rydell: How come you said, "What do they say?"
Casey McCall: Eh, it was an alley-oop pass; I was dishing you the ball.
Dan Rydell: [with awe] You *were*... and I completely missed it.
Casey McCall: Eh, I was there for the put-back.
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Movie Connections:

References "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies" (1986)